Cincinnati Tigers (ice hockey)
Cincinnati Tigers | |
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City | Cincinnati, Ohio |
League | Central Hockey League |
Operated | 1981-82 |
Home arena | Riverfront Coliseum |
Colors | Black with blue, gold and white trim |
Owner(s) | Maple Leaf Gardens Limited |
Affiliates | Toronto Maple Leafs |
The Cincinnati Tigers were a minor league ice hockey team in the old Central Hockey League during the 1981-82 season. They played in Cincinnati, Ohio at the Riverfront Coliseum. The team was owned and operated by Maple Leaf Gardens Limited, and served as a farm team for the Toronto Maple Leafs.[1][2][3][4] Prior to launching the Tigers, the Leafs were affiliated with the New Brunswick Hawks of the American Hockey League (AHL), which they shared with the Chicago Black Hawks.[1][3] However, Harold Ballard, owner of the Leafs, decided that they needed a developmental team of their own,[5] with a spokesperson citing the limited number of roster spots as the rational for the move.[3][1]
The team averaged only 1,500 fans and lost $750,000 in their first season, leading the Leafs to fold the Tigers in the spring of 1982.[6][7][8] Shortly thereafter, with Chicago having pulled out of New Brunswick in favour of affiliating with the Springfield Indians on their own,[7][8] the Leafs relocated the New Brunswick Hawks to St. Catharines, Ontario to establish the St. Catharines Saints as their farm team.[9][10][4]
The market was previously served by:
- Cincinnati Mohawks (1949–52 AHL, 1952–58 IHL)
- Cincinnati Wings (1963-64 CHL)
- Cincinnati Swords (1971–74 AHL)
- Cincinnati Stingers (1975–79 WHA, 1979-80 CHL)
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